001    package org.apache.maven.plugins.annotations;
002    
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021    
022    import java.lang.annotation.Documented;
023    import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
024    import java.lang.annotation.Inherited;
025    import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
026    import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
027    import java.lang.annotation.Target;
028    
029    /**
030     * Used to configure your Mojo parameters to be injected by
031     * <a href="/ref/current/maven-core/apidocs/org/apache/maven/plugin/MavenPluginManager.html">
032     * <code>MavenPluginManager.getConfiguredMojo(...)</code></a>.
033     *
034     * @author Olivier Lamy
035     * @since 3.0
036     */
037    @Documented
038    @Retention( RetentionPolicy.CLASS )
039    @Target( { ElementType.FIELD } )
040    @Inherited
041    public @interface Parameter
042    {
043        /**
044         * alias supported to get parameter value.
045         * @return the alias
046         */
047        String alias() default "";
048    
049        /**
050         * Property to use to retrieve a value. Can come from <code>-D</code> execution, setting properties or pom properties.
051         * @return property name
052         */
053        String property() default "";
054    
055        /**
056         * parameter default value, eventually containing <code>${...}</code> expressions which will be interpreted at
057         * inject time: see
058         * <a href="/ref/current/maven-core/apidocs/org/apache/maven/plugin/PluginParameterExpressionEvaluator.html">
059         * PluginParameterExpressionEvaluator</a>. 
060         * @return the default value
061         */
062        String defaultValue() default "";
063    
064        /**
065         * is the parameter required?
066         * @return <code>true</code> if the Mojo should fail when the parameter cannot be injected
067         */
068        boolean required() default false;
069    
070        /**
071         * Specifies that this parameter cannot be configured directly by the user (as in the case of POM-specified
072         * configuration). This is useful when you want to force the user to use common POM elements rather than plugin
073         * configurations, as in the case where you want to use the artifact's final name as a parameter. In this case, you
074         * want the user to modify <code>&lt;build&gt;&lt;finalName/&gt;&lt;/build&gt;</code> rather than specifying a value
075         * for finalName directly in the plugin configuration section. It is also useful to ensure that - for example - a
076         * List-typed parameter which expects items of type Artifact doesn't get a List full of Strings.
077         * 
078         * @return <code>true</code> if the user should not be allowed to configure the parameter directly
079         */
080        boolean readonly() default false;
081    }